Trying something a little different this week and taking you into the non-glorified, chill, realties of sailing off anchor on a beautiful morning in Georgetown, Long Island, Bahamas. No fluff with this one, so adding some blog style notes below incase you're curious about what's going on. Hope you sailing enthusiast's and inquisitives enjoy this one! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) Links if you'd like to support us https://www.patreon.com/sailingnaida http://PayPal.Me/sailingnaida https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingnaida Items We Wish To Have Onboard https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1QPCTFQ8GG5M4?ref_=wl_share 0:07 Chat N' Chill is a local beach bar/restaurant in Georgetown. It provides a great atmosphere for cruisers and tourist as it boarders a popular anchorage and you can pull your dinghy/power boat right up to the beach and enjoy volleyball, stingrays, and fresh conch salad. Would highly recommend checking this place out! 0:36 Removing the straps that hold the mainsail flaked nicely to the boom. 1:36 I pull the slack out of the main halyard and keep tension while Andre clips the shackle onto the main sail, so that the line doesn't get snagged on the spreaders. 1:51 Our water maker intake is Tee'd off from the same seacock/thru hull valve as our engine raw water cooling system. So we always want to make sure we have the water flowing towards the engine when we are underway. Even though we aren't intending on using the engine today, we switch it over in case we need it in a pinch! 2:32 We have our first reef in the main today (the blue line taut at the clew), the loose black line just above this is our second reef line. 3:02 I raise the main sail and slack the main sheet while Andre starts to pull the anchor. I let the boom swing freely so the sail luffs, preventing wind from catching and starting to sail before we're ready. 3:57 Andre continues to pull our 6 ton vessel towards the anchor. We currently have a 45lb Mantus anchor and chain intended for a 50 foot catamaran (130 feet of 3/8" chain) on our 34 foot monohull :D GO DRE GO 5:56 Dre needs a small assist on the last bit here, to help dislodge the anchor. So, I sheet in the main sail and fall off from the wind slightly to begin sailing upwind and help him tug it out. With no engine to assist, this is a slow and steady process :D. 9:42 With one reef in the main, we don't have quite enough windage power to bring us around. So we set up the pull a small amount of headsail to give us an extra push. 10:15 We've been having issue with our furling line spooling unevenly and over riding. So we pull it out just a pinch to bring us around, until I can get on the bow to guide the furling line through to spool evenly and get the entire sail out. 14:20 I very carefully apply pressure to the line in order to guide it evenly onto the drum. This is to avoid 1.) the line overriding and 2.) the line spooling at one end and filling the drum before the entire sail is unwrapped. 22:33 the harsh realities of a lot of clicker ticking, seaweed and no fish... sometimes it just be like that! 26:00 If you made it this far, cheers to you! Thanks for sticking around. This video style wasn't for everyone but hope it helped gain some insight into the time it takes and unfluffed feel of a serene sailing day. We like to show you guys the fast pace, exciting highlights, but this is a good reminder of what a lot of the rest looks like.

In this video, we'll be sailing the Bahamas Banks without any experience! We'll be sailing from Nassau to Staniel Cay, and it's sure to be an interesting adventure! If you're looking for a fun and exciting way to explore the Bahamas, then this sailing video is for you! We'll be sailing without a crew and navigating the waters ourselves, so it'll be a unique experience you won't soon forget! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) Links if you'd like to support us https://www.patreon.com/sailingnaida http://PayPal.Me/sailingnaida https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingnaida Items We Wish To Have Onboard https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1QPCTFQ8GG5M4?ref_=wl_share

The projects have finally ceased and adventure awaits! This week we get to reap the benefits of all the hard work we've put in as we set sail from Miami to the Bahamas. Join us as we head into open ocean for the very first time and get our first taste of cruising in the beautiful blue Bahamian waters. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) Links if you'd like to support us https://www.patreon.com/sailingnaida http://PayPal.Me/sailingnaida https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingn... Items We Wish To Have Onboard https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... #sailing #sailingcouple

After replacing the motor mounts, cutlass bearing and prop shaft, we think we've remedied our alignment issue. So we set out, once again, to Miami and hope to cross to Bimini. When the morning arrives, the engine knocking returns and we heavy heartedly accept what this means for the near future? the haul out we so nearly avoided. Join us this week as we, again, undo everything we've just done, replace our prop strut, re-align the engine and paint the bottom as fast as we can! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) Links if you'd like to support us https://www.patreon.com/sailingnaida http://PayPal.Me/sailingnaida https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingn... Items We Wish To Have Onboard https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... #sailing #sailingcouple

After a triumphant day of changing our cutlass bearing under water last week, a new problem arises which renders that success moot. At the tail end of our day, our prop shaft sheered off at the thread. After taking a closer look at the piece, it was evident that our prop shaft was on its last leg. It was truly a blessing in disgust to have this come up before we head into open ocean. With this in mind, we reconvene at the drawing board as we strategize how to fix it without the cost and time of a haul out. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) *Links if you'd like to support us* https://www.patreon.com/sailingnaida http://PayPal.Me/sailingnaida https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingn... *Items We Wish To Have Onboard* https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1QPCTFQ8GG5M4?ref_=wl_share #sailing #sailingcouple

In this weeks episode we have some maintenance issues that arise and we try our best to tackle them despite our limited knowledge. Andre found our cutlass bearing to be bad so we get that replaced in the water, which typically requires hauling the boat out. Join us for challenge tackling this project! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) Links if you'd like to support us https://www.patreon.com/sailingnaida http://PayPal.Me/sailingnaida https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingn... #sailing #sailingcouple

In this video we'll walk through the process of how we went about installing our seawater pro watermaker. Once installed, we hopefully won't have to worry about running out of fresh water or relying on jugs to fill our water tanks any longer! Link to Water maker: https://seawaterpro.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) *Links if you'd like to support us* https://www.patreon.com/sailingnaida http://PayPal.Me/sailingnaida https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingnaida #sailing #sailingcouple

In this video we catch you guys up from our last video which took place on the Intracoastal Waterway. We get the projects started by installing our solar and dinghy davits. We had a major incident back in February that has caused us to step away from YouTube. It feels good to be back! Link to Davits: https://martekdavits.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) *Links if you'd like to support us* https://www.patreon.com/sailingnaida http://PayPal.Me/sailingnaida https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingnaida #sailing #sailingcouple

This week we take on the first leg of the ICW. We leave from Norfolk, VA and head into North Carolina. We have an interesting time navigating the lock, we get a show we will never forget from the dolphins, and see one of the most beautiful sunrises we have ever seen. Come along for the journey. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) #sailing #sailingcouple

In this episode we take off from Sandy Hook, NJ down to the Chesapeake Bay. Along the way we stop for one night in Atlantic City behind the Harrah's resort. We anchor in the most unprotected anchorage to get a quick nap and then we set off for our most intense sail to date, The Delaware Bay. We saw 18-20 knot sustained winds and gusts of up to 25. Come along for the adventure! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) #sailing #sailingcouple

In this episode, we start our journey to Florida. We head south from Connecticut, overcome engine troubles, and make it to our check point in Sandy Hook, NJ. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingnaida Music: Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com) #sailing #sailingcouple